Wine Pairing Dinner with a Spanish Flair

Please join us for this special event on March 14, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. with Miss Jane Nickol – Austin’s “Favorite Wine Guru.”  Miss Nickles is the owner of WineSpeak 101 and the wine instructor at the Texas Culinary Academy.  She has been called “the hardest working sommelier in Texas” and is a “Certified Specialist in Wine” recognized by the Society of Wine Educators.

“Miss Jane”, as her students call her, is the author of “WineSpeak 101”, wine columnist for Eat and Drink Austin Magazine, and wine writer for the website “The Texas Wine and Food Gourmet”.  Her signature seminar, “WineSpeak 101,” has been named a “Best Bet” by the Austin-American Statesman and has been presented over 100 times!

Jane is currently working on her second book, on her favorite subject…the pairing of food and wine.  In her free time, she is the faculty advisor for the TCA student wine club “The Grapeheads” and hosts “Clifford’s Original Wine Club” in Wimberley, Texas.  In her “free” time, Jane enjoys spreading the word about good wine and good living at wine bars, restaurants, and wineries across the beautiful Texas Hill Country Wine Region.

The Menu:

Reception:

Gambas with “Xato” Romesco Sauce
(Shrimp with Spicy Roasted Red Bell Pepper Sauce)
Wine:  Cordorniu Pinot Noir Brut Cava

First Course – Tapas:

Spanish Olives – Manchego Cheese – Marcona Almonds Roasted
in Olive Oil and Sea Salt
(Served one Platter per Table)
Wine:  Segura Viudas Brut Reserva Cava

Second Course:

Gazpacho
Wine:  Marques de Caceres White Rioja 2007

Third Course:

Seafood Paella
Wine:  Campus Stella Albariňo “Rias Baixas” 2006

Main Course:

Spanish Beef Tenderloin Amontillado
Zanahorias Alinada (Carrots Seasoned with Herbs)
Cuajado Do Calabacines (Zucchini Timbales with Cheese)
Wine:  Tres Picos Borsao Garnacha 2007

Dessert:

Torta De Almendras De Santiago
(Almond Torte from Santiago De La Compostela)
Wine:  Bodegas Lustau “Solera Superior” Rare Cream Sherry